Hammer



1,614,055 Jan- 11 1927- T. ABRAITIS I HAMMER Filed Jan. 28, 1926 Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

I UNITED STATES TONY ABRAITIS, 013 DETROIT, MICHIGAN;

HAMMER.

Application filed January 28, 1926. Serial No. 84,405. L

This invention relates to improvements in tools, having for an object to provide a novel and advantageous form of masons hammer, the same being of such construction as will permit of its practical usage for rough and heavy work, as where a mason finds it necessary to remove bricks or braces from a wall during the course of construction, as well as usage in the chipping of bricksto facilitate proper laying of the same without causing the chips or fragments so removed to strike and abrade or bruise the hand of the user.

It is likewise an equally important object of the invention to provide a mason hammer wherein the chipping blade is strongly braced with respect to the hammer body, thus preventing fracture of the same when subjected to unusually heavy or abnormal stresses. 7

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a hammer of the character mentioned which may be successfully used in the removal of nails from a wall, as for example, those nails driven into a wall for anchoring the opposite ends of a guide line thereto, hence, avoiding the necessity of using a claw or other form of hammer or nail extractor device for this purpose and thereby, effecting a material saving of time upon part of the mason. 1

Other objects of the invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings, and in the detailed following description based thereupon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is, a perspective view of the improved hammer showing a fragment of a hammer handle engaged therein,

Figure 2 is a sideelevation of the improved hammer, and

Figure 3 is a plan thereof.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout, the improved hammer may be stated to comprise a body portion which may be designated at this time for the purpose of convenience by the numeral 1, said body being formed of metal of suitable inherent strength and having a large and circularly formed handle receiving opening or socket 2 formed in intermediate portion thereof adapted to wedgingly receive and frictionally retain one end of a handle 3 therein, suitable means, if desired, being utilized to anchor the engaged end of the handle in the receiving opening 2 therefor, such as conditions or preference may dictate. The body portion 1 is provided with a head or hammer proper 4:, which as will be noted, is integral with the body 1 and is disposed longitudinally thereof, being inwardly tapered as respects the handle receiving socket 2 and also, being substantially square in cross section as may be readily understood by reference to the Figure 1. This head or hammer proper 4, of course, is of the desired or proper weight and the striking end or outer face thereof is formed plane for an obvious purpose.

The opposite end of the body portion 1 of the hammer is provided with an elongated inwardly tapering chipping blade 5, said blade being gradually reduced in its thickness throughout the length thereofand approaching the outer edge of the same whereby to provide an advantageous form of chipping edge 6 upon said blade; the inner end of the blade 5, as above described, being formed integral with the opposite or adjacent end of the body portion 1 and being disposed longitudinally thereof in the manner as clearly shown in the Figures 1 and 2. At this point, it is to be noted that the inner face or side of the chipping blade 5 is 7 formed substantially straight and parallel with the corresponding side or face of the body portion 1 of the hammer while the outer face or side of said chipping blade is slightly curved upon itself throughout the length of said blade as indicated by '7, thus giving to said blade that angling necessary for proper usage ofthe same in chipping or breaking fragments of brick away to facilitate proper laying thereof. It is also of moment to note at this time, that the chipping blade 5 by being arranged in substantially parallelism with the body por tion 1 of the hammer will prevent chips or fragments broken from bricks from striking and abrading or bruismgthe hand of a user of the hammer, inasmuch as such positioning of the blade will cause the dislodged chips or fragments to be directed away from the hand of the user of the device rather than directly into engagement with the same as is the case with those forms of masons hammers now prevalent in the art, wherein the chipping blade is curved rearwardly in a direction such as to bring the same into proximity to the hand of a user engaging the hammer handle.

With a view toward strengthening the chipping blade 5 at its point of ointure with the adjacent end of thebody portion 1 of the hammer, a substantially triangularly shaped bracing web 8 is formed integral with the body portion 1 and the adjacent portion of said chipping blade 5 as is clearly shown in the accompanying drawings. In this way, it will be appreciated that fracturing of the chipping blade with the imparting of abnormal stresses thereto during usage at its point of jointure with the body portion 1 will be prevented and by consequence, the tool will. be rendered much more reliable and practical for usage in heavy or rough work.

It is also desirable that the improved hammer be provided with means for permitting the engagement and extraction of nails from walls in the course of construction, as for example, nails driven into the mortar of a brick wall and serving as means for anchorthe opposite ends of the usual guide line. To this end, a notch 9 is formed in one side of the chipping blade 5 in the manner as shown in the Figures 1 and 3, said notch being inwardly tapered as is clearly shown in the Figure 3 whereby to facilitate the positive engagement of the upper end of the shank portion of a nail therein, following which, movement ofthe hammer may be effected in a direction to cause removal of the nail. By. incorporating a nail extracting means in the improved hammer, it will be understood that the necessity of using a separate nail extracting device will be avoided and by consequence, a material saving of time will be had upon part of the mason.

In the construction of my improved masons hammer, it will be noted that the arrangement of the several parts thereof is such as to give tothe resulting construction a maximum of strength and rigidity. Likewise, by the forming of the circular and large handle receiving opening or socket 2 in the body portion 1 of the hammer, said hammer will be permitted to be engaged with a handle of circular cross sectional shape and of materially greater strength than that type of handle used in connection with the now prevalent form of masons hammers.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification, and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. Ahammer of the character described comprising a body portion having a handle receiving opening formed in the intermediate part thereof, a hammer head integral with and longitudinally of said body, a flattened elongated blade integral with and longitudinally of the opposite end of the body, said blade having one face substantially straight and parallel to the hammer body and its opposite face slightly curved upon itself throughout its length, and a substantially triangular brace formed integral with the body portion and the chipping blade adjacent the pointof jointure of the latter with the former and adjacent its inner face.

2. A hammer of the character described comprising a body portion having a large and circular handle receiving opening formed in the intermediate portion thereof, a hammer head integral with and longitut inally of said body, a flattened elongated blade integral with and longitudinally of the opposite end of the body, said blade having its opposite sides converging inwardly throughout their respective lengths and the other edge of the blade being reduced to provide a chipping edge thereupon, one face of said blade being substantially straight and parallel to the hammer body and its opposite face being slightly curved upon itsei'l throughout its length, and a substantially triangularly shaped brace formed integral with the hammer body and the blade adj a cent the point of jointure of the latter with the former and adjacent its inner face.

3. A hammer of the character described comprising a bodyporti'on having a handle receiving opening formed in the intermediate part thereof, a hammer head integral with and longitudinally of said body, a flattened elongated blade integral with and longitudinaily of the opposite end of the body, said blade tapering inwardly and having a chipping edge formed upon its free end, one side of the blade having a nail receiving notch formed therein, the inner face of said blade being substantially straight and parallel to the hammer body and its outer face being slightly curved upon itself throughout its length, and a substantially triangularly shaped bracing web formed integral with the body portion and the blade adjacent the point of jointure of the latter with the for mer and adjacent its inner face.

h In witness whereof I have hereunto set my and.

TONY ABR-AITIS. 

